SEC Media Days: What have we learned?

After two days of the football fest known as SEC Media Days, what have we learned?

Here goes:

Les Miles has put the BCS Championship Game meltdown behind him. Really, he has. His theme holds that LSU played 13 really good games and one not-so-good game. “We recognize the things we didn’t get accomplished,” Miles said.

Earth to Les: It’s OK to say it really hurt.

Auburn’s Gene Chizik sees better days ahead for a program that went went 8-5 last year and lost to Clemson, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia and Alabama by an average of 27.8 points. Good news: Auburn returns seven starters on offense and nine on defense. The Tigers play LSU, Arkansas and Georgia at home but must go to Alabama.

The consensus among coaches so far is that Missouri and Texas A&M will pose some problems for SEC defenses. Both SEC newcomers run variations of the spread, which will be a novelty in the SEC.

But LSU’s Miles notes that A&M and Mizzou must figure out how to cope with the SEC’s notorious defensive speed. “There’ll be a learning curve,” he said. “There’s a little different breed of defense in this conference.” He’s right.

Sounds like Charlie Weis’ season as Florida’s offensive coordinator didn’t sit well. Brent Pease’s scheme and personality seem to be a better fit than Weis.

Kentucky’s Joker Phillips is talking a good game but it’s going to be hard for him to keep his job beyond a third season as Wildcats head coach. That season-ending win over Tennessee — breaking a 26-game skid — doesn’t carry much weight based on what a bad team the Vols were last year.